Local women at Ingapirca's Thursday Market

Cuenca - Ingapirca Temple

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November 9th 2009
Today we visited the village of Ingapirca, famous in Ecuador for its Inca Temple. First we started with a short visit to the village’s market - once again a colourful affair and we were snapping away at the beautiful local costumes and cute animals. Our guide, Juan Muňoz (almibartour@etapanet.net, cel (593) 9-8658307), made our visit to Ingapirca Temple interesting. He was one of the best gu ... read more

South America » Ecuador

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The "Republic of the Equator" was one of three countries that emerged from the collapse of Gran Colombia in 1830 (the others are Colombia and Venezuela). Between 1904 and 1942, Ecuador lost territories in a series of conflicts with its neighbors. A b... ... read more